Now’s a good time to start planning for the summer vacation and the inevitable cries of “I’m bored” from children that really just need a few ideas to get them going. With just a little focus and structure students can be productive and yet still have a lot of fun!
Make sure you look through the list and the sites, either before or with your children, to find the projects and resources that will work best for you. The list could also be incorporated into a planned summer school program as well.
Summer is a great time for students to try something new or to learn a new skill since they have more free time than during the school year. And, the list is not just for children -- the whole family can work together on a project as well! By adding these projects to your summer activities everyone can have a boredom-free summer!
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Academy is accredited with the Georgia Accrediting Commission (G.A.C.),
which is the oldest accrediting commission in the nation for grades
K-12. Ablaze Academy is also accredited with SACS & CITA which are recognized in over 100 Foreign Countries. To learn more about Ablaze Academy visit them on the Web at http://www.ablazeacademy.com or contact them via email: info@ablazeacademy.com or toll-free via phone: 1-877-899-9985. How to Digital Scrapbook BetterPhoto for Kids and Teens Keeping a Summer Journal Publishing for Kids Digital Movie Making for Kids How to Use a Video Camera Descriptive Writing June 9 – 15, 2008 - Become a Sports Enthusiast Sports Illustrated for Kids Olympic 2008 Sports Kids Sports Links How to Play Soccer Major League Baseball Kids’ Dugout U.S. Kids Golf Propelled by Pedal June 16 – 22, 2008 - Embrace Other Cultures Culture Quest Cultures for Kids People and Places Lonely Planet Destination Guides Tour the World Costumes Around the World Ethnic and Folk Costumes Say Hello to the World Free Online Language Courses Ethnic Recipes June 23 – 29, 2008 - Discover Animals A Library of the World’s Animals Animals of the World Creature Features Animals A to Z Zoo Endangered Animals 4-H Virtual Farms Live Animal cams June 30 – July 6, 2008 - Appreciate Art Kids Art SmARTKids Destination Modern Art Artist’s Tool Kit Free Art Lessons Museums on the Web Learn About Art July 7 – 13, 2008 - Explore the Universe Star Child The Nine Planets Auroras – Paintings in the Sky Starry Skies Eyes on the Sky Feet on the Ground Earth & Sky: Sky Watching Center Virtual Tour of the Sun July 14 – 20, 2008 - Support A Cause Network for Good Kids Can Make a Difference 20 Ways to Help Learn and Serve America Kiwanis Youth Program Environmental Kids Club July 21 – 27, 2008 - Become Tech Savvy 4Kids Free Tutorials for Microsoft Office LearningElectric Tutorials KidzOnline Tech Tutorials Online Practice Modules Software Tutorials and Online Courses Lissa Explains HTML for Kids How the Internet Works July 28 – August 3, 2008 - Tune Into Nature Create a Nature Notebook Summer Nature Activities Nature Awareness Listening to Nature Nature Games Plants and Our Environment Undersea and Oversee Tips on Getting Started with Bird Watching
http://www.digitalscrapbooking.com/learn_how
http://www.betterphoto.com/photography-for-kids.asp
http://kids-indoor-activities.suite101.com/article.cfm/keep_a_summer_journal
http://www.asuen.com/faq.publish.kids.html
http://www.adobe.com/education/digkids/intro_video/making_of_movie.html
http://www.mediacollege.com/video/camera/tutorial/
http://teacher.scholastic.com/writewit/diary/index.htm
http://www.sikids.com/
http://en.beijing2008.cn/cptvenues/sports/
http://northvalley.net/kids/sports.shtml
http://www.ehow.com/PrintArticle.html?id=2044097
http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/kids/index.jsp
http://www.uskidsgolf.com/index.cfm
http://library.thinkquest.org/J002670/
http://www.ipl.org/div/kidspace/cquest/
http://www.exploreandmore.org/world/default.htm
http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/Places/
http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinations/
http://earth.google.com/tour.html
http://www.kids-space.org/CTC/mycostume.html
http://www.costumepage.org/tcpinfo3.html#folk
http://www.ipl.org/div/kidspace/hello/
http://www.word2word.com/coursead.html
http://www.bhg.com/recipes/food-slide-shows/ethnic-food/
http://www.learnanimals.com/
http://www.kidscom.com/games/animal/animal.html
http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/Animals/CreatureFeature/
http://animal.discovery.com/guides/atoz/atoz.html
http://www.amnh.org/nationalcenter/Endangered/species-exp-guide.html
http://www.ext.vt.edu/resources/4h/virtualfarm/main.html
http://nationalzoo.si.edu/Animals/WebCams/
http://www.kidsart.com/topten.html
http://smartmuseum.uchicago.edu/smartkids/index.html
http://www.moma.org/destination/
http://www.artsconnected.org/toolkit/
http://www.interactiveartschool.com/free-art-lessons.html
http://curry.edschool.virginia.edu/it/projects/Museums/Teacher_Guide/Hotlist/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/arts/art/
http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/StarChild.html
http://www.nineplanets.org/
http://www.exploratorium.edu/learning_studio/auroras/
http://www.starryskies.com/
http://hea-www.harvard.edu/ECT/the_book/index.html
http://www.earthsky.org/skywatching/
http://www.michielb.nl/sun/kaft.htm
http://www.networkforgood.org/KidsGuideToGiving/
http://www.kidscanmakeadifference.org/cando.htm
http://www.bygpub.com/books/tg2rw/volunteer.htm
http://www.servicelearning.org/
http://www.kiwanisjunior.org/en/programs/yslp/
http://www.epa.gov/kids/index.htm
http://www.4kids.org/
http://www.baycongroup.com/tutorials.htm
http://www.learningelectric.com/
http://www.kidzonline.org/TechTraining/
http://www.internet4classrooms.com/on-line.htm
http://www.actden.com/
http://www.lissaexplains.com/
http://www.learnthenet.com/english/section/intbas.html
http://www.homeschool.com/articles/NatureNotebook/
http://www.naturepark.com/act.htm#summer
http://www.outdoor-nature-child.com/nature-awareness.html
http://www.museumca.org/naturalsounds/
http://www.ultimatecampresource.com/site/camp-activities/nature-games.page-1.html
http://library.thinkquest.org/3715/
http://www.fi.edu/oceans/index.html
http://www.birdwatching.com/tips/kids_birding.html
August 4 – 10, 2008 - Become an Author Literary Elements Map Book Cover Creator Comic Creator Fractured Fairytales Writing with Writers Story Writing Tips Kids on the Net Creative Writing 30 Days of Poetry August 11 – 17, 2008 – Celebrate Music Intro to Reading Music Notes on Songwriting Learn About Instruments Instruments of the Orchestra Make Music! Start a Band Play Music Creating Music Kids Music Site August 18 – 24, 2008 - Learn to Cook Introductory Cooking Lessons Kid-friendly Cooking Demos Cooking Video Demonstrations Cooking Lessons Online Food Safety Facts Children’s Recipes Theme Dinner Ideas World Recipes for Kids
http://www.readwritethink.org/materials/lit-elements/
http://www.readwritethink.org/materials/bookcover/
http://www.readwritethink.org/materials/comic/
http://www.readwritethink.org/materials/fairytales/
http://teacher.scholastic.com/writewit/
http://www.coreygreen.com/storytips.html
http://www.kidsonthenet.com/create/index.cfm
http://www.msrogers.com/English2/poetry/30_days_of_poetry.htm
http://datadragon.com/education/reading/
http://www.robinfrederick.com/write.html
http://datadragon.com/education/instruments/
http://www.sfskids.org/templates/instorchframe.asp?pageid=3
http://www.mustcreate.org/kid_home/kids3_1.shtml
http://www.playmusic.org/
http://www.creatingmusic.com/
http://www.kidsmusicweb.com/
http://www.kids-cooking-activities.com/kids-cooking-lessons-cit-intro.html
http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/lf_kids/article/0,1904,FOOD_16382_3103395,00.html
http://www.cooking.com/techniques/vidtech_toc.asp
http://www.deliaonline.com/cookery-school/how-to/
http://www.agr.state.nc.us/cyber/kidswrld/foodsafe/index.htm
http://www.childrensrecipes.com/
http://www.kids-cooking-activities.com/theme-dinner-ideas.html
http://www.lucyeats.com/world-recipe-for-kid.html
Time Management Guide
http://www.studenttools.info/study-tips-time-management-guide.html
Creating a Calendar
http://www.psychpage.com/tech/calendar/get-a-calendar.html
Notetaker
http://interactives.mped.org/view_interactive.aspx?id=722&title
TaDa List Maker
http://www.tadalist.com/
Schoolhouse2 Homework Organizer
http://lifehacker.com/software/top/download-of-the-day--schoolhouse-2-mac-248705.php
Students Lending Tools
http://www.saystudent.com/sf/tool-set.html
Software for Starving Students
http://softwarefor.org/
Kids Internet Search Tools
http://www.rcls.org/ksearch.htm
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